to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
accurate; correct; precise; exact
fifth day of the month; five days
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
from the beginning; from scratch
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
prize money; monetary award; reward
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bathtub or onsen made of (or surrounded by) rocks
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus